Prized/Friendly Cup

João Marcatto
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abdulla Baia kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Jedrzej Kiszkiel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Da Vinci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jedrzej Kiszkiel in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonardo Da Vinci saved G.E. Juventus FSCMZ from getting behind. Leonardo Da Vinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dani Rojas in the 4th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Hamza Yavaş came free, but Leonardo Da Vinci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dani Rojas hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. With a little luck, FC Ouagadougou National's Rene Vereijt got control of the ball when Mei Jun Zheng tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Hamza Yavaş's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonardo Da Vinci was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. In the 18th minute Elano Oliveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Vereijt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goal looked a bit too open when Don Lalo came free, but Rene Vereijt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdulla Baia scored 0-2 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonardo Da Vinci, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 34 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Rene Vereijt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mei Jun Zheng. Leonardo Da Vinci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dani Rojas's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Don Lalo took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rene Vereijt. Rene Vereijt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 39 minutes into the match, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Mei Jun Zheng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rene Vereijt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Don Lalo was the one to do the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Dani Rojas came free, but Leonardo Da Vinci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonardo Da Vinci made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jedrzej Kiszkiel in the 59th minute. 61 minutes into the game, FC Ouagadougou National's Abdulla Baia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leonardo Da Vinci made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jedrzej Kiszkiel got free with Leonardo Da Vinci in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rene Vereijt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mei Jun Zheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Tor Garantos was substituted for Don Lalo. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Achilleas Stefanakis was substituted for Mei Jun Zheng. In the 69th minute of the match G.E. Juventus FSCMZ got a corner. FC Ouagadougou National's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Otto Otto ran over to the corner to take the kick. Leonardo Da Vinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dani Rojas in the 72nd minute of play. In the 77th minute Elano Oliveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Vereijt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Ouagadougou National's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Otto Otto was slow to take the kick. During this time G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's players had a chance to rest. Leonardo Da Vinci made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Hamza Yavaş sent off a good shot on target. In the 83rd minute Tor Garantos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Vereijt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 89 minutes into the game, when João Carlos Leite put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in G.E. Juventus FSCMZ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! After some careless play in the G.E. Juventus FSCMZ defense, Dani Rojas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leonardo Da Vinci. The G.E. Juventus FSCMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leonardo Da Vinci should have stopped the shot. 96 minutes into the game, Abdulla Baia lined in a short shot 1-5 behind a frustrated Leonardo Da Vinci. FC Ouagadougou National's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.